This paper examines the sources of satisfaction and frustration among Malaysian academics across three types of higher education institutions (HEIs)--public research university, public comprehensive university and private non-profit university. Based on interview with 67 academics across six HEIs, there is a clear pattern and relationship between…

Declining school quality is one of the most serious problems facing Third World countries--particularly in Africa. Economic constraints limit opportunities to enhance teacher morale and performance even while upgrading teachers has become the central component of most efforts to reverse educational decline. While the most powerful incentives…

This article proposes a conceptual scheme of the influences affecting teachers' career satisfaction and reports on a study using that scheme to investigate the relationship between selected attitudes, values, and accomplishments and teachers' career satisfaction. Study findings appear to support the conceptual scheme. (CJ)